vivo Watch 3 is official in one size, pioneers BlueOS
vivo"s Watch 3 is here and it pioneers vivo"s custom-built BlueOS alongside it.
The vivo Watch 3 is a single-size smartwatch that"s available in two designs and colors and with two band styles (and materials). The watch body itself is 46.1mm wide and weighs 36g. It features a 1.43-inch 466x466px AMOLED display with always-on functionality.
The watch case itself is round and the glass on top is curved and borderless. The leather strap version of the vivo Watch 3 has twin lugs, while the other is lug-less and comes with silicone straps.
The watch features a stainless steel rotating crown to help navigate the UI, which doubles as a button, and there"s a second button underneath.
The watch 3 runs vivo"s own BlueOS. It has app support and a built-in app store. BlueOS features vivo"s Jovi assistant integration, as well as an ample catalog of health and fitness monitoring features.
BlueOS has 10 built-in watch faces.
The watch uses the Star Ring health sensor to provide 8-channel heart rate tracking and 16-channel blood oxygen tracking. There"s also sleep tracking and a Running coach.
There"s a 505mAh battery that can go up to 16 days without Bluetooth, up to 8 days in Bluetooth mode with notifications, and up to 3 days with everything on and heavy usage.
vivo"s Watch 3 comes in Bluetooth-only and eSIM versions. The Bluetooth model with a silicon strap is CNY 1,099 (€140, INR 12,700), the Bluetooth model with a leather strap is CNY 1,199 (€155, INR 13,900), the eSIM with a silicon strap is CNY 1,299 (€167, INR 15,100), while the eSIM model with a leather strap is CNY 1,399 (€182, INR 16,300).